Si Hong Duo was pinned down by a snow-white arm reaching out of the void, unable to move a muscle. All he could do was watch death descend.
Yet there was not the slightest trace of fear in his eyes. He looked at Pei Ling with even a hint of pity. "Truth stands before you, yet you cast it aside like worn-out shoes. Truly, how pitiful, how lamentable..."
The Blood Saber Qi stopped just short of Si Hong Duo's brow, in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the pair of jade arms holding him down slowly withdrew into the void.
Once his body was free again, Si Hong Duo was immediately struck dumb with astonishment.
Before he could figure out what had happened, his mind suddenly went blank.
In the span of a brief instant, he forgot everything that had just occurred...
A moment later, Si Hong Duo abruptly came to his senses and looked around. He couldn't help but freeze. Strange... Why was he standing in the middle of the room?
Puzzled, he spotted the half-open scroll on the table and immediately put the matter out of his mind. He walked over, picked up the book, and began reading with keen interest...
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The "Huang" district.
Underground.
The Vacuum Spirit Transformation Great Array.
Spiritual energy roiled like a sudden tide. Pei Ling and Si Hong Miaoli appeared out of thin air.
Si Hong Miaoli asked hesitantly, "Holy Son..."
Before she could finish, Pei Ling explained bluntly, "The task the Si Hong Clan gave you was simply to rescue Si Hong Duo."
"Killing him counts as rescuing him. If he leaves Du'e Abyss on his own, that counts as rescuing him too."
"If so, why risk killing him?"
"Wait until tomorrow."
"If Si Hong Duo passes the